WNRN is pleased to bring you World Cafe weeknights from 6-8 p.m. World Cafe is known by artists, appreciative audiences, and the radio and music industries as an influential source for music discovery. The two-hour daily program features a mix of artist interviews with in-studio performances by both established and emerging artists. The music selection encompasses singer-songwriters, classic rock, indie rock, Americana, alt-country, blues, world music, R&B and soul. As the nation’s most listened-to public radio music program, its impact on the careers and audience awareness of thousands of artists is immeasurable.
Recent World Cafe Programs
Robyn Hitchcock mini-concert on World Cafe
Wednesday, March 15 at 6pm Robyn Hitchcock has been consistently releasing music since the 1970s, as both a solo artist and with his bands The Soft Boys and The Egyptians. His latest album, Shufflemania!, was [...]
Sampa The Great on World Cafe
Tuesday, March 14 at 6pm Born in Zambia and raised in Botswana, Sampa the Great became known for her music while completing university in Australia. On the next World Cafe, she talks about returning to [...]
Adeem the Artist on World Cafe
Monday, March 13 at 6pm After distancing themselves from country music, Adeem the Artist was drawn back to the genre due in part to the poetry of artists like John Prine and James McMurtry. Their [...]
Weyes Blood on World Cafe
Friday, March 10 at 6pm On her latest album, Weyes Blood wanted to look past the “numbers and algorithms” that have come to dominate everyday life in search of something more human. On the next [...]
Will Sheff mini-concert on World Cafe
Thursday, March 9 at 6pm Will Sheff released his debut solo album, Nothing Special, in the Fall of 2022. The Okkervil River founder and frontman performs a mini concert of music from the new album [...]
Encore: Bonnie Raitt on World Cafe
Wednesday, March 8 at 6pm Bonnie Raitt won multiple Grammys this year, including Song of the Year for the title track to her latest album, Just Like That. On the next WorldCafe, Bonnie sits down [...]